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New Law Discouraging New Voter Sign-Ups (News Clips)

"A big part of that drop-off is that volunteer groups have stopped doing third-party registration. Third-party registration is when organizations send people into the community carrying…

MN Voter ID Deal Clears the Way to Fall Ballot (News Clips)

“A controversial constitutional amendment that would require voters to show a photo identification at the polls has cleared one of the last hurdles on the way to the fall ballot” in Minnesota.

Texas Tries to Keep Voter ID Debate Secret (News Clips)

“The state of Texas wants the discussions their Republican legislators had about passing a voter ID law to stay secret.”

Minnesotans Want Independent, Nonpartisan Redistricting, LWV Survey Reports (News Clips)

“A survey commissioned by the League of Women Voters shows that Minnesotans want changes in the redistricting process so that the decisions are made in an independent, nonpartisan way.”

Time is now for disclosure: Why the League supports the DISCLOSE Act (Blog)

Today, a Senate Committee will consider whether we need disclosure of who is spending vast amounts of money in American elections.  We are deeply concerned about election financing.

League President's statement on the DISCLOSE Act of 2012, S. 2219 (Legal Document)

The following statement Statement by Elisabeth MacNamara, President League of Women Voters of the United States on The DISCLOSE Act of 2012, S. 2219 was read for the Senate Rules Committee on March…

Voter ID Lawsuits Sent Directly to [WI] State Supreme Court (News Clips)

Appeals courts sent two lawsuits challenging Wisconsin's blocked new voter ID law directly to the state Supreme Court on Wednesday because of next week’s important elections, including the state…

Florida’s New Election Law Blunts Voter Drives (News Clips)

 The New York Times reports that since a number of civic organizations, including the League of Women Voters, suspended their independent voter registration drives because of onerous restrictions…

Voter ID Amendment Heads to the Voters of Minnesota (News Clips)

“The months leading up to November will be a rough one for the amendment as multiple groups have pledged to sue already, including Common Cause of Minnesota, the Minnesota chapter of the American…

New Voter ID Law Isn't Necessary (News Clips)

“The right to vote, along with full and fair representation, is the most basic of political rights. Requiring voters to show photo ID and regulating groups that register voters are not necessary to…